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English oak Northern red oak black oak cork Black oak Field of bluebells Bur oak Chestnut oak Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) Oak mistletoe
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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
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Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
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Also Known As Quercus

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English oak
Northern red oak
black oak
cork
Black oak
Field of bluebells
Bur oak
Chestnut oak
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
Oak mistletoe
Watch an acorn sprout and grow into an oak seedling
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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
Trees: Giants Holding the Sky
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
Trees of the World